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OUTLINE OF THE SAVIOUR'S LIFE: INCIDENTS 
AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM LUKE. 



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SECOND YEAR 



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CHARLES E. KNOX, 

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II^TKODUCTIOR 



This Second Year of the Five Years' Graduated Course of 
Sunday-School Lessons, like the Primary Year, contains an 
outline of the Saviour's life. These two outlines, however, 
are quite distinct While both aim to make the child fa- 
miliar with the facts of our Lord's life, each follows its own 
set of incidents adapted to the early age of the scholar. The 
outline of Matthew, given in the Primary Year, on account of 
the shortness of the lessons, extends only from the birth of 
Jesus to his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The outline 
from Luke's gospel, in this Second Year, extends in longer 
lessons from his birth to his burial. A third outline from 
John's gospel, extending from his birth to his ascension, is 
designed to occupy the Third Year. Each one of these out- 
lines will preserve its own series of incidents. For example, 
in Matthew the selections include the stories of the Wise Men, 
the Murder of the Children at Bethlehem, the Stilling of the 
Tempest, the Demoniacs in the Tombs, Herodias' Daughter, 
Jesus Walking on the Water, etc., while in the outline from 
Luke, the selections are varied, including the stories of the 
Shepherds, Jesus in the Temple at twelve years of age, Jesus 
in the Synagogue at Nazareth, the Transfiguration, the Good 
Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, the Rich Man and Lazarus, etc. 
In this way a substantial repetition of the Saviour's life is 
secured, with variety throughout the narrative. 

The whole series of books is especially intended to stimulate 
a habit of preparation at home, by gradual advancement from 
easy to difficult lessons. Indeed, if the questions of these first 



IV INTRODUCTION, 

years sometimes seem very simple to the teacher in the class, 
it is hoped that he will remember that their principal use is in 
helping to train the child into independent study, by easy but 
constant advances. 

It is believed the general plan of this five years' course will 
have the following advantages : 

1. It is a systematic course. Each year, if used in connec- 
tion with the other years, adds its part to a carefully con- 
structed plan. The whole course aims at a definite result — 
a defined education in the memoriter department of Sunday- 
teaching. 

2. It gives definite limits to the middle department in rela- 
tion to the Infant-Class and the Bible-Classes. There is a 
fixed time for beginning. At a fixed time the course ends. 
And these two important points, at which there has been so 
much vagueness and hesitation, are clearly marked. The 
course of the Infant department brings the little scholars up 
to the beginning. The course of the Bible-Class takes them 
on from the end. 

3. The character of the selections, as well as the length of 
the lessons, advances regularly in its adaptation to the advance 
of the child. In the Primary Year, the selections are from 
simple incidents. In the Second Year, something of instruc- 
tion is added to incident. In the Third Year, discourse or 
doctrine holds a larger proportion to incident ; while in the 
fourth and fifth years, doctrine as taught in the Scripture ad- 
dress Or psalm or prayer occupies the whole time. 

4. A chronological order of the gospels is preserved accord- 
ing to Dr. Robinson's Harmony. Each outline is chronological 
in itself, without disturbing the order of the evangelist's nar- 
rative ; and therefore each outline fits back into the preceding, 
making at the end a complete harmony, without confusion in 
the child's mind by mingling the different gospels in one text- 
book. 

5. Variety and comprehensiveness to a very considerable 
extent are secured. The leading facts and doctrine of the gos- 
pels are studied in a short time, giving as much as possible of 



INTRODUCTION. V 

them all in a compact, systematic form. All the principal 
kind? of Old Testament Scripture are represented freely in 
thost, passages which are precious to the Christian experience 
of every age. It is believed that, when the whole course from 
the Infant-Class to the Bible-Class shall be completed, there 
will not be one kind of Scripture, if indeed one book of the 
Bible, unrepresented. 

6. Through the middle department, constant repetition of 
verses is made a leading principle in memorizing. This is 
done in three ways, to secure the Scripture in the mind : first, 
by the repetition of one or two previous lessons every Sunday ; 
secondly, by quarterly reviews which sum up the results; 
thirdly, by the repetition of the substantial outline of the life 
and doctrine of our Saviour for three years. 

7. The Scriptures are therefore clearly and firmly fixed in 
the memory, without overburdening the mind with indefinite, 
promiscuous and monotonous study. 

8. The plan gives unity to the teachers as an organized 
corps doing one work. Each is a part of one system. Both 
teachers and Superintendent work toward one definite purpose 
of completing the Scripture education of the child, so far as 
that education depends on the Sunday-School. 

9. The gradual advance from the simpler to the more diffi- 
cult subjects, gives a better opportunity to lead on the child's 
mind to a higher and more thorough systematic discussion of 
doctrine in the more argumentative parts of the Scriptures. 



THE SECOND YEAR. 



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SHEPHERDS WITH THEIR FLOCKS. 

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. 

CHAPTER II. 

8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the 
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 

9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory 
of the Lord shone round about them ; and they were sore afraid. 

10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not : for, behold, I bring 
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour 
which is Christ the Lord. 

12. And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find the babe 
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 



2 THE SECOND YEAR. 

What is a shepherd ? 

Do we have shepherds in this country ? 

In what country were these shepherds ? 

What were they doing ? 

What happened during the night ? 

What is an angel ? 

What is the c glory of the Lord ' ? Answer. A 
bright light shining from the angel of the Lord. 

What made the shepherds afraid ? 

What does c sore afraid ' mean ? Answer. Very 
much afraid. 

Why did the angel wish them not to be afraid ? 

What does ' good tidings of great joy ' mean ? 
Answer. Good news of great joy. 

What was this good news ? 

Why would this be good news to c all people' in the 
world ? 

What city was the city of David ? Answer. Beth 
le-hem, where King David lived when a boy. 

Find it on the map. * 

Who is the Saviour ? 

Why is he called ' The Saviour ' ? 

What are his other names ? 

Where did the angel tell the shepherds that they 
would find the Saviour ? 

What would they find him lying in ? 

What is a manger ? 

Do you know of any other men beside the shepherds 
who went to see the infant Saviour ? 

What in the sky went before those other men ? 



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13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the hea- 
venly host praising God, and saying, 

14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to- 
ward men. 

15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them 
into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even 
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the 
Lord hath made known unto us. 

16. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and 
the babe lying in a manger. 

17. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the say- 
ing which was told them concerning this child. 

After reciting these verses, review the verses of last Sunday, 
reciting one verse apiece around the class. 

Was there more than one angel at the first ? 

Who else now came with the angel ? 

What is the heavenly host ? Answer. God's armies 
of angels. 

Repeat together what all the angels said. 

What does c Glory to God in the highest' mean? 
Ansicer. Praise to God in the highest heaven. 

What does c on earth peace ' mean ? Answer. The 
Saviour has come : let there be peace on earth. 

What does c good will toward men ' mean ? Answer. 
The Saviour has come : God wishes to do good to 
men. 

Where did the angels go when they went away ? 

What did the shepherds do after the angels were 
gone ? 

Why did they wish to go to Bethlehem ? 

What thing had come to pass ? 



4 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Do you suppose the shepherds understood that the 
Saviour of sinners was born ? 

What did they find in Bethlehem ? 

Who were Mary and Joseph ? 

Where was the infant lying ? 

Where had the angels told them they would find 
him? 

How did they then know that the child in the 
manger was the Saviour ? 

Do you remember what the wise men did when they 
found Jesus ? 

What did they give Jesus ? 

What did the shepherds do when they had found 
what the angels told them was true ? 

What ought we to do to those who don't know there 
is a Saviour ? 



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18. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which 
were told them by the shepherds. 

19. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her 
heart. 

20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for 
all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 

40. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wis* 
dom ; and the grace of God was upon him. 

41. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of 
the passover. 

Review every Sunday the verses of the Sunday before. 

When the shepherds left Bethlehem, what did they 
tell every body ? 
What made all the people that heard them wonder ? 



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What did Mary do ? 

What does ' pondered them ' mean ? Answer. She 
thought them over and over. 

After the shepherds had told the people, where did 
they go ? 

What were they doing all the while ? 

How was Jesus different from other children as he 
grew older ? 

What does c waxed strong in spirit ' and ' was filled 
with wisdom' mean ? Answer. That he grew wise as 
he grew older. 

What does c the grace of God ' mean ? Answer. 
God's blessing. God loved him and blessed him. 

Can you think of any reason why Jesus became a 
little child, instead of coming to earth like an angel ? 

Have you ever heard any thing which a cruel king 
tried to do about this time ? 

Why did he do it ? 

Was Jerusalem a country or a city ? 

What was the feast of the passover ? Answer. It 
was a great celebration, something like our Thanksgiv- 
ing Day. 

Did the father and mother of Jesus go from Bethle- 
hem to Jerusalem ? Answer. No ; they went from 
the city of Nazareth. 

When cruel King Herod tried to kill Jesus, where 
did Joseph and Mary take Jesus ? 

When they came back from that country, to what 
place did they go ? 

Show where Nazareth was on the map, and how 
they went up to Jerusalem. 



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JESUS WITH THE DOCTORS. 

42. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusa- 
lem after the custom of the feast. 

43. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the 
child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother 
knew not of it. 

44. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a 
day's journey ; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and ac- 
quaintance. 

45. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Je- 
rusalem, seeking him. 

46. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in 
the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, 
and asking them questions. 

How old was Jesus now ? 

Can you .tell me some child who is about this age ? 
Where did Jesus go when he was at this age ? 
What did the father and mother take Jesus to Jeru- 
lem for ? Answer. To take him to the celebration. 
When they came back what happened ? 
How long did they go before they missed Jesus ? 



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How could they travel a whole day without missing 
Jesus ? Answer. There was a large company of peo- 
ple travelling, and they thought Jesus was somewhere 
among them. 

Who were their kinsfolk ? Answer. Their relatives. 

Who were their acquaintance ? Answer. The people 
in the company whom they knew. 

What did they do when they missed Jesus ? 

How long was it before they found him ? 

Where did they find him ? 

What was the temple ? 

Were these doctors like our doctors ? Answer. Not 
doctors who cure sick people, but wise men, who taught 
the people at the temple. 

What was Jesus doing there ? 

What do you think they were talking about ? 

Is it right for children to want to know about the 
church ? 

If little children love good things, can they under- 
stand some things at church ? 

When they want to know about these things, what 
persons can they ask ? 

In what place do children now learn about the Scrip- 
tures ? 



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47. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding 
and answers. 

48. And when they saw him, they were amazed : and his mother 
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold, thy 
father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 

49. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye 
not that I must be about my Father's business ? 



8 THE SECOND YEAR. 

50. And they understood not the saying which he spake unto 
them. 

51. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was 
subject unto them : but his mother kept all these sayings in her 
heart. 

Review every Sunday the verses of one or two lessons. 

What did the people who heard Jesus asking the 
questions think of him ? 

What is meant by c at his xmderstanding ' ? Answer. 
At how much he knew. 

What is it to be astonished ? Answer. To feel as 
you do when you see great and wonderful things. 

Who was it that was astonished at Jesus ? 

If you should see a boy twelve years old go into the 
pulpit and ask questions of the minister before all the 
people, do you think you would be astonished ? 

What is it to be amazed ? Answer. The same as to 
be astonished. 

Who were amazed, the people or Joseph and Mary ? 

Who spoke to Jesus when they found him ? 

What did she mean by what she said ? 

Whom did Jesus mean when he spoke of his Father's 
business ? 

What does c wist ye not ' mean ? Answer. Know 
you not, or, do you not know. 

Did his father and mother understand that Jesus 
spoke of God ? 

What had God sent Jesus into the world to do ? 

Where did Jesus go with Joseph and Mary ? 

Show on the map how they went back to Nazareth. 

What does ' was subject unto them ' mean ? Answer. 
That he did what they told him to do. 



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If any boy could live well, without minding his fa- 
ther and mother, couldn't Jesus do it ? 

Don't you think Jesus meant to be a copy for all 
boys and girls ? 

Repeat the commandment which tells you to do as 
he did. 

What did Jesus' mother keep in her heart ? 

What does that mean ? 



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52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with 
God and man. 

CHAPTER III. 

15. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in 
their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not ; 

16. John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you 
with water ; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose 
shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the 
Holy Ghost and with fire : 

IT. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his 
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10 THE SECOND YEAK. 

floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will 
burn with fire unquenchable. 

18. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto 
the people. 

What is it to increase in any thing ? Answer. To 
get more of it. 

What three things did Jesus increase in ? 

vVhat is it to increase in wisdom ? Answer. To 
get more wisdom or to know more. 

What is it to increase in stature ? Answer. To 
grow taller or for a boy to grow more like a man. 

What is it to increase in favour ? Answer. To have 
a person like you more and more. 

Who liked Jesus more and more ? 

What did the people of that land think was a-going 
to happen about that time ? Answer. They thought 
some great man was coming to be their king. 

What was the name which they called the King who 
was coming ? Answer. The Christ or The Christ 
King. 

In the fifteenth verse, what does ' the people were in 
expectation"* mean? Answer. The people were expect 
ing the Christ-King would come. 

Have you ever heard about John before ? 

Who was he ? 

What does ' all men mused in their hearts of John" 
mean ? Answer. All men were thinking in their hearts 
whether John was the Christ-King or not. 

Did John say that he was that King ? 

What did John do with water ? 

Were the shoes in those days like our shoes ? 

What was a latchet ? Answer. The strings to tie 
the shoes on with. 



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Show the latchet in the picture. 

What did John mean when he said he was not worthy 
to unloose Jesus' latchet ? 

What is the Holy Ghost ? 

Who are wheat, the good or the wicked ? 

What is chaff? 

Who are the chaff, the good or the wicked ? 

What will become of the chaff ? 

Must you be either wheat or chaff ? 

Now tell me the meaning of the seventeenth verse, 
and point out in the picture some of the things men- 
tioned in it. 

Did John say any other things beside this ? 



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19. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias 
his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 

20. Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 

21. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that 
Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 

22. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove 
upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my 
beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. 

CHAPTER IV. 

1. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, 
and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 

2. Being forty days tempted of the devil. 

Don't forget to review some verses every Sunday. 

What is a te-trarch ? Answer. A Governor. 
Have you ever heard of this Governor Herod before ? 
Was it right for Herod to take his brother Philip's 
wife for his own wife ? 



12 THE SECOND YEAR. 

When John c reproved ' Herod, what was it he did ? 
Answer. He told him he had done wrong. 

Do you think it is pleasant to be reproved ? 

What did this Governor Herod do to John ? 

Was that right ? 

Do you know in what river Jesus was baptized ? 

What happened when Jesus was baptized ? 

Who spoke ? 

Repeat together what he said. 

Does God often speak out from the sky ? 

What made him speak out at this time ? 

Who is the Holy Ghost ? 

What does it mean when it says Jesus was 'full of 
the Holy Ghost'? 

Can a person be full of the Holy Spirit now ? 

How can he have the Holy Spirit ? 

Where did Jesus go after he had been baptized ? 

What is a wilderness ? 

Who is the devil ? 

How long did he tempt Jesus ? 

What is it for any body to be tempted ? 












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JESUS READING THE SCRIPTURES. 

13. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed 
from him for a season. 

14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee : 
and there went out a fame of him through all the region round 
about. 

15. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 

16. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : 
and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath 
day, and stood up for to read. 

17. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet 
Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place 
where it was written, 

How much can you remember about the temptations 
of Jesus, as we had them last year ? 

Do you know how many they were ? 

Do you know what they were ? 

Did Jesus do any thing wrong ? 

After the devil had ended trying to tempt Jesus, 
where did Jesus go ? 



14 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Show Galilee on the map. 

What was the 'fame of him' which went all through 
the country ? Ansioer. The stories about what a won- 
derful child and what a wonderful man he was. 

What is a syn-a-gogue ? Answer. A Jewish church. 

What did Jesus do in the synagogues ? 

When it says £ glorified of all,' what does it mean ? 
Answer. Praised by all the people. 

What city did Jesus come to in Galilee ? 

What building did he go into ? 

Was the sabbath-day Saturday or Sunday ? 

Which day does the fourth commandment say is the 
sabbath-day ? 

What was Jesus going to read in the syn-a-gogue ? 

What was handed to him ? 

Were the Books in those times like our Bible in the 
pulpit ? Answer. No ; they were like long and wide 
rolls of paper. 

Point out a roll in the picture. 

Was all the Bible in one roll ? Ansioer. No ; there 
were a good many. One part of the Bible was in one 
roll and another in another and another in another. 

What one of the rolls was handed to Jesus ? Ansioer. 
The roll of E-sa-ias or I-sa-iah. 

Look in the Old Testament, and see if you can find 
the book of the prophet Isaiah. 

What is a prophet ? 

When the book was given Jesus, what did he do 
with it ? 

Would he open such a book as you open your books ? 

Show from the picture how the book is open. 



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18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed 
me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the 
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering 
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 

19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 

20. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, 
and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue 
were fastened on him. 

21. And he began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture ful- 
filled in your ears. 

22. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words 
which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Jo- 
seph's son ? 

How many verses of this lesson did Jesus lead from 
the roll to the people in the synagogue ? 

Did Jesus come to preach to the poor or to the rich ? 

What kind of people are broken-hearted people ? 
Ansioer. People in great trouble. 

How does Jesus cure broken-hearted people ? Ansioer. 
By giving them his Spirit to help them and to comfort 
them. 

What does c to preach deliverance to the captives 5 
mean ? Ansioer. To tell men who are slaves to sin 
how to get free from sin. 

Did Jesus ever do any good to blind people ? 

How did the prophet know that Jesus would do 
such things ? 

What did Jesus do with the book after he got 
through reading ? 

Was the minister to whom Jesus gave the book a 
preacher or a priest ? Ansioer. !>To ; he was one who 
helped take care of tlu rolls in the synagogue. 



16 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Had Jesus got through speaking when he sat down ? 

Did the preachers in that country stand up or sit 
down when they spoke ? Answer. They sat down to 
speak, and stood up to read. 

What did Jesus say while all the people sat looking ? 

Did he mean that he was the person the prophet 
spoke of ? 

Do you think that Jesus said any thing more than 
what is in this twenty-first verse ? 

What does 'began' to say show about this ? 

What did the people think of what he said ? 

What kind of words were 'gracious words ' ? Answer. 
Pleasant words. 

Did they think that Joseph's son could be so wise 
and so great ? 



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23. And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this pro- 
verb, Physician, heal thyself : whatsoever we have heard done in Ca- 
pernaum, do also here in thy country. 

24. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in 
his own country. 

25. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the 
days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six 
months, when great famine was throughout all the land ; 

26. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a 
city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 

27. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the pro- 
phet ; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 

Where was Ca-per-na-um ? 

Show it on the map. 

Was it far from Nazareth ? 

What do you think Jesus had been doing in Caper- 



THE SECOND YEAR. 17 

naum ? Ansicer. Perhaps he had been making blind 
people see or had done some other wonder. 

What is a physician ? Ansicer. A doctor. 

What is meant by, 'Physician, heal thyself ? Answer. 
If you can cure other people, cure yourself. If you can 
cure blind people in Capernaum, cure them at home. 

What place did Jesus live in from a boy till he was 
a man ? 

Why don't the people of a prophet's own country 
think him as great as other people ? Answer. Because 
they are unwilling to say that one whom they have al- 
ways known is greater than themselves. 

Who was Elias ? Answer. The prophet Elijah. 

Have you ever heard of Elijah ? 

Tell me any thing you know about him. 

What land did he live in ? 

Do you know the story about the poor widow and 
her meal and oil ? 

Where did this widow live ? Answer. At Sarepta. 

Point out Sarepta on the map. Point out Sidon. 

Was Sarepta in the prophet Elijah's own country or 
not? 

Who was El-is-e-us ? Answer. Elisha. 

Do you know the story about Elisha and Naaman ? 

What is a leper ? Answer. A person with his skin 
turned white, like flour, and dreadfully sore all over. 

Show where Syria is on the map. 

Was Namaan from the prophet Elisha's own country 
or from another country ? 

What did Jesus mean by what he said about Elijah 
and Elisha ? Answer. That those great prophets did 
great miracles to persons outside their own country, 



18 THE SECOND YEAR. 

just as he had done away from JSTazareth at Caper- 
naum. 

At what place, as you learned last year, did Jesus 
begin to preach ? 



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28. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, 
were filled with wrath, 

29. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto 
the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might 
cast him down headlong. 

30. But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way, 

31. And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught 
them on the sabbath days. 

32. And they were astonished at his doctrine : for his word was 
with power. 

How did the people in the synagogue like what 
Jesus said ? 

What was it which they didn't like ? Ansvier. That 
Jesus said that he was such a great prophet, and that 
they were so wicked they wouldn't believe it. 

Was it right for them to be angry at this ? 

Is it right to be angry when you are told of your 
faults ? 

Did Jesus keep back what he ought to tell them be- 
cause he knew they would be angry ? 

What did the people do to Jesus ? 

Where did they take Jesus ? 

What were they going to do with him ? 

How did Jesus get away from them ? 

Why do you think these wicked men let Jesus pass 
through the midst of them ? 

Are wicked men ever afraid of goodness ? Why? 



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Where did Jesus go ? 

What did he do in Capernaum ? 

What day of the week was the Sabbath-day ? 

Was Jesus in Capernaum more than one Sabbath- 
day ? 

Did the people of Capernaum listen to him ? 

What does his c word was with power ' mean ? Answer. 
That his words were so earnest and so strong that they 
couldn't help listening to him. 

What do you think Jesus said at Capernaum ? 

When he first began to preach, what did Jesus say ? 



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38. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's 
house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever ; 
and they besought him for her. 

39. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever ; and it left her: 
and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 

40. Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with 
divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on 
every one of them, and healed them. 

44. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. 

CHAPTER VIII. 

1. And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every 
city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the king- 
dom of God : and the twelve were with him. 

Repeat the verses of the last lesson each Sunday. 

Whose house in Capernaum did Jesus go into after 
he left the synagogue ? 

Did Simon have any other name ? 

What three other men beside Simon did Jesus call 
from the sea of Galilee to follow him about this time ? 



20 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Which one was Simon's brother ? 

Who was sick in Simon's house ? 

What was the matter with her ? 

What did they want Jesus to do to her ? 

What is meant by £ they besought him ' ? 

What did Jesus do ? 

What is meant by 4 rebuked the fever ' ? Answer. 
He told the fever to go away. 

Did what Jesus said cure the woman ? 

What did she do which shows that she was cured ? 

What does c ministered unto them ' mean ? Answer. 
Waited on them. 

What did the people do at sunset ? 

What does ' divers diseases' mean? Answer. Dif- 
ferent kinds of diseases. 

Did Jesus do what they wanted him to do ? 

Did Jesus ever turn sick people away from him ? 

Does he ever turn any away from him now who pray 
to him ? 

Where did Jesus go to preach ? 

Point out on the map where you think the cities and 
villages were where Jesus preached ? 

What were fc the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,' 
which Jesus told the people of ? Answer. The good 
news that men could come into God's kingdom. 

What twelve were with Jesus on his journey ? 

Can you name any of them ? 



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REVIEW LESSON FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. 

Recite the verses of the past twelve lessons, taking a verse 
apiece as you go around the class. 

Tell me what two things you have studied about the 
past quarter. Answer. 1. Jesus till he w^as twelve 
years old. 2. Jesus when he had first grown to be a 
man. 

1. Jesus till he was twelve years old. 

What three things did we learn about Jesus before 
he was more than twelve years old ? Ansioer. 1 . The 
shepherds who went to see Jesus. 2. Jesus when he 
went to Jerusalem to the feast. 3. Jesus when he 
lived at home and obeyed his father and mother. 

In what country were the shepherds ? 

Show it on the map. 

What happened to them in the night ? 

Where did the angels say that Jesus would be born ? 

Repeat together what the great multitude of angels 
said. 

What was the infant Jesus lying in when the shep- 
herds found him ? 

What did the shepherds do when they had seen 
Jesus ? 

Did you ever hear of wise men who went to worship 
the infant Jesus ? 

Were they the same as these shepherds ? 

Was Jesus ever carried out of the country when he 
was an infant ? 

How old was Jesus when he went to the celebration ? 

Did he go back with his father and mother ? 



22 THE SECOND YEAB. 

How long was it before they found him ? 

What was he doing ? 

After he came back from Jerusalem where did he 
live ? 

Did he always obey his parents ? 

2. Jesus when he was first a man. 

What three things about Jesus when he had first be- 
come a man? Answer. 1. He was baptized by John. 
2. He was tempted by the devil. 3. He went to Galilee. 

We had the stories of John baptizing Jesus and of 
the devil tempting him last year : tell me what you re- 
member of them. 

What city did Jesus come to while he was preach- 
ing in Galilee ? 

What did he do in the synagogue there ? 

What did the people try to do to him there ? 

What other city did he go to ? 

Show these two cities on the map. 

How did the people in this city like to hear him ? 

Whom did he cure in this city ? 

Whom did he cure just at sunset ? 

Where did he go next ? 

What shows that Jesus was the Saviour of men in 
the story of the shepherds ? Answer. The angel said 
so. 

What showed he was God's Messenger in Galilee ? 
Because he showed at Nazareth, the Scriptures said he 
was, and, in Capernaum, he cured sick people in a 
moment. 



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STAVES. 



SCRIP. 



CHAPTER IX. 

1. Then he called his twelve 
disciples together, and gave them 
power and authority over all dev- 
ils, and to cure diseases. 

2. And he sent them to preach 
the kingdom of God, and to heal 
the sick. 

3. And he said unto them, 
Take nothing for your journey, 
neither staves, nor scrip, neither 
bread, neither money; neither 
have two coats apiece. 

4. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence 
depart. 

5. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that 
city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against 
them. 

Can you tell me the names of any of the twelve dis- 
ciples ? 

Who was the worst of the twelve ? Why ? 

What did Jesus give the disciples power to do ? 

What else did he send them to do ? 

What is it to preach ? 

What is it to preach the kingdom of God ? 

What five things did Jesus tell his disciples not to 
take on their journey ? 

What are staves? Answer. Canes to walk with, or 
staffs. 

What is scrip ? Answer. A bag made of leather for 
travellers to carry their food in. 

How many coats apiece did he tell them to take ? 

Why didn't Jesus want his disciples to take any of 



24 THE SECOND YEAR. 

these things with them ? Answer. Because he wanted 
them to believe that he would take care of them. 

How would he take care of them? Answer. By 
making some of the people kind and good to them, so 
that they would give them the things they needed. 

When they went into a house, how long were they 
to stay there ? Answer. Till they got through preach- 
ing in that place. 

What does abide mean ? 

What does depart mean ? 

Why did he tell them to shake off the dust from 
their feet ? Answer. To show that they wouldn't 
have any thing to do with the wickedness of the 
people. 

Why was it wicked for people not to take the disci- 
ples into their city ? 

Did the shaking off the dust mean that they were to 
show anger ? 

6. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the 
gospel, and healing everywhere. 

10. And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that 
they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a 
desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 

11. And the people, when they knew it, followed him : and he re- 
ceived them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed 
them that had need of healing. 

18. And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples 
were with him ; and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people 
that I am ? 

19. They answering said, John the Baptist ; but some say, Elias ; 
and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 

Review around the class last Sunday's verses. 



THE SECOND YEAR. 25 

Where did the disciples go when Jesus sent them ? 

In what part of the country were the towns where 
they preached ? Answer. Most of them probably in 
Galilee. 

Show where they were on the map. 

When the Apostles had got through the towns what 
did they do ? 

Where did Jesus go with them then ? 

Did they go into this city or ?iear it ? 

Show on the map where the city was ? 

What is a desert place ? 

What does ' privately ' mean ? Answer. Without 
letting the people know where they were going. 

When the people found it out, what did they do ? 

Did Jesus send them away when they came ? 

What two things did he do ? 

At one time, when they were alone, what did Jesus 
ask his disciples ? 

What were they doing alone ? 

Didn't Jesus know w r hat the people thought ? 

What three persons did the people think he was ? 

Who was John the Baptist ? 

Who was Elias ? 

What is a prophet ? 

Can you give the names of any of the old prophets 
m the Old Testament ? 



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20, He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? Peter an- 
swering said, The Christ of God. 

21. And he straitiy charged them, and commanded them to tell no 
man that thing ; 

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96 THE SECOND YEAR. 

22. Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be re- 
jected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be 
raised the third day. 

28. And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, 
lie took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to 
pray. 

29. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, 
and his raiment was white and glistering. 

Did the disciples think that Jesus was John the Bap- 
tist or Elias or one of the old prophets ? 

What other question did Jesus next ask his disci- 
ples ? 

Who was the first to answer ? 

What did Peter mean by answering, c The Christ of 
God ?' Answer. That Jesus was the great Prophet and 
King which God has promised to send to the people. 

Whom did Jesus mean by ' the Son of man ' ? 

How did Jesus have to suffer many things ? 

What is it to be rejected ? Answer. To be turned 
away by people. 

What was an elder ? Answer. A man somewhat 
old, who helped to rule at the temple. 

Who were the chief priests ? What was a scribe ? 

Who did reject Jesus at the end of his life ? 

Why were they the very persons who ought to have 
received him ? 

Was Jesus slain ? How long after he died did he 
rise from the dead ? 

How did Jesus know these things were going to 
happen ? 

What three disciples did Jesus take to the mountain ? 

What did they go into the mountain for ? 

What was his countenance ? 

What does it mean when it says that c the fashion of 



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2Y 



bis countenance was altered' ? Answer. That his face 
was changed, and shone like the sun. 

What was his raiment ? 

What does ' glistering ' mean ? Answer. Shining 
with a sparkling light. 

What was Jesus doing when he was changed so 
wonderfully ? 



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JESUS CHANGED ON THE MOUNTAIN. 

30. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were 
Moses and Elias : 

31. Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he 
should accomplish at Jerusalem. 

32. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep : 
and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men 
that stood with him. 

33. And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said 
unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make 
three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for 
Elias : not knowing what he said. 



28 THE SECOND YEAR. 

34. While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed 
them : and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 

Who came and talked with Jesus on the mountain ? 

Where did they come from ? 

Who was Moses ? Who was Elias ? 

What does c appeared in glory ' mean ? Answer. 
They shone with light. 

What does ' his decease ' mean ? Answer. His death. 

Why do you suppose they talked about the Saviour's 
death. 

What were Peter, James and John doing while 
Jesus was talking ? 

What did they see when they awoke ? 

Did Peter want to stay there or didn't he ? 

What is a tabernacle ? Answer. A tent. 

Why did Peter want three tents ? 

Why did Peter want the two prophets to stay ? 

Why wouldn't it have been right for the three to 
stay on the mountain ? 

Why was it selfish for Peter to wish to stay ? 

If a person is happy in praying, is it right for him to 
be praying always ? 

What happened while Peter was speaking ? 

What is a cloud ? 

Are men ever in clouds when they are on the tops of 
hills and mountains ? 

Does the last verse say that they were really in the 
cloud or only in the shadow of the cloud ? 

Were you ever in a cloud ? Answer. If you have 
been in a fog, you have been in a kind of cloud. 

Why did they fear as they went into the cloud ? 



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35. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my 
beloved Son : hear him. 

36. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And 
they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things 
which they had seen. 

CHAPTER x. 

1. After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and 
sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, 
whither he himself would come. 

2. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the 
labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he 
would send forth labourers into his harvest. 

3. Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 

Review from the twenty-eighth verse. 
Now tell the story in your own words. 

While they were in the cloud, what did they hear ? 

Whose voice was it that came out of the cloud ? 

Do you remember any other voice which called Je- 
sus his 'beloved Son' ? 

Are these exactly the same words which that other 
voice said ? 

What became of the two prophets ? 

Did the three Apostles tell any body what they had 
seen ? 

Why didn't they? 

How many disciples had Jesus sent out before this to 
preach ? 

How many more did he now send ? 

How many among the seventy disciples did he send 
together ? 

Where did he send them ? 

What did he sav to them ? 



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THE SECOND YEAR. 



What is a harvest ? 

If the harvest is large, must you have many or few 
men to gather it ? 

Did Jesus mean that there was a great deal of wheat 
and corn and apples to be gathered ? Answer. No ; 
he meant that there were many men to be converted. 

What is a labourer ? Answer. A man who works to 
gather the harvest. 

Don't you think seventy disciples added to twelve 
disciples were a good many ? 

But were they enough to do all the work ? 

How did he tell them to get more ? 

What ought you to do, to have more missionaries go 
among the heathen ? 

After Jesus told his disciples to pray for laborers, 
what did he tell themselves to do ? 

Why were the disciples like lambs among wolves ? 
Answer. Because they were good and gentle among 
wicked and cruel men ? 

Are children ever labourers in the harvest-field ? 



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A SCORPION AND SERPENTS. 



11. And the seventy returned 
again with joy, saying, Lord, 
even the devils are subject unto 
us through thy name. 

18. And he said unto them, I 
beheld Satan as lightning fall 
from heaven. 

19. Behold, I give unto you 
power to tread on serpents 
and scorpions, and over all the 
power of the enemy ; and noth- 
ing shall by any means hurt 
vou. 



THE SECOXD YEAR, 31 

20. Notwithstanding, in tins rejoice not, that the spirits are sub- 
ject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in 
heaven. 

25. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, say- 
ing, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? 

26. He said unto him, What is written in the law ? how readest 
thou? 

Review the verses from the beginning of the chapter. 

Why were the seventy disciples joyful ? 

What had they been doing ? 

What does ' the devils are subject nnto us ' mean ? 
Answer. The devils obey us. 

What does 4 through thy name ' mean ? Answer. 
They obey us when we tell them that Jesus sent us. 

Could they have cast devils out of people, if Jesus 
had not sent them ? 

What did Jesus say about Satan when he answered 
these disciples? 

Who is Satan ? 

When good men can command evil spirits, what be- 
comes of Satan's kingdom ? 

What is a serpent ? 

What is a scorpion ? Ansioer. A kind of serpent, 
which kills people by stinging, and not by biting, as 
serpents do. 

Point out a serpent and a scorpion in the picture. 

If the disciples should tread on serpents and scorpions, 
why wouldn't they hurt them ? 

What enemy is meant in the nineteenth verse ? 

Are the names of all persons written in heaven ? 

In what book are the names there written ? Ansioer. 
In the Book of Life ? 

How can we have our names written in heaven ? 



32 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Why should you rejoice to have your name written 
there ? 

What person came to Jesus about this time ? 

What is a lawyer ? Answer. A man who explains 
laws. 

Was this lawyer like our lawyers now ? Answer. 
KTo ; he was an explainer of the laws of God ? 

What does c inherit eternal life ' mean ? Answer. To 
have eternal life. 

Did Jesus ask him any thing about the law ? 

Did Jesus mean the laws of men or the law of God ? 



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27. And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with 
all thy mind ; and thy neighbour as thyself. 

28. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right : this do, and 
thou shalt live. 

29. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is 
my neighbour ? 

30. And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Je- 
rusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his 
raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 

31. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way ; and 
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 

What was the question which the lawyer answered 
in the first verse of this lesson ? 

Did he answer right ? 

Ought every one of us to love God just as that verse 
says ? 

Is it right to love God with only a part of the heart ? 

Isn't it right to love other things ? 



THE SECOND YEAE. 33 

How can we love our neighbours as ourselves ? 
Answer. The golden rule tells us how. 

What is the golden rule ? 

If we love God and our neighbours in this way, will 
we live forever ? 

But have we loved God in this way ? Have you al- 
ways loved him with all your heart ? 

Have you always loved other children as you love 
yourself ? 

How can you live forever in heaven then ? 

What does it mean when it says that the lawyer was 
4 willing to justify himself ' ? Answer. He wished to 
show that he had always done right. 

Had he always done right ? 

How did Jesus answer the lawyer's second question ? 

Show where Jericho is on the map. 

What are thieves ? What is raiment ? 

How did the thieves leave the man ? 

What is a priest ? 

Was it worse for a priest than for another man, to 
leave a man half dead by the side of the road ? 

Would Jesus have passed him by ? 
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THE WOUNDED JEW AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 

32. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and 
looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 

33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; 
and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 

34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and 
wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and 
took care of him. 

35. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, 
and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him : and 
whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay 
thee. 

36. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto 
him that fell among the thieves ? 

37. And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus 
unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 

What was a Levite ? Answer. A man from the 
tribe of Levi, who helped the priests in the holy temple. 

Did the Levite do any thing more than the priest 
did? 



THE SECOND YEAR. 35 

Was it any excuse for him that the priest hadn't 
helped the poor man ? 

If nobody helps a poor, suffering person, isn't that a 
reason why you should help him ? 

What is a Samaritan ? Answer. A man from Sa- 
maria. 

Show Samaria on the map. 

Did the Jews like the Samaritans ? Answer. No ; 
they hated them. 

What did the Samaritan do ? 

What is compassion ? Answer. Pity. 

What did he pour oil and wine on the wounds for ? 
Answer. To help the bruises get well ? 

What is an inn ? 

How much was two pence in that country ? Answer. 
About thirty cents. 

Was the Samaritan's goodness greater or less, if the 
poor, half-dead man w^as a Jew, who hated Samaritans ? 

Do you think this Samaritan loved this Jew as he 
loved himself ? 

Who was the poor man's neighbour, the Jewish 
priest, the Jewish Levite or the Samaritan ? 

What is mercy ? Answer. Kindness. 

Can you c Go and do likewise,' without waiting to 
find a man beaten by thieves ? 

Can you tell how a child among children can love his 
neighbour as himself ? 



38. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a cer- 
tain village : and a certain woman named Martha received him into 
her house. 

39. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, 
and heard his word. 



3fi THE SECOND YEAR. 

40. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to 
him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to 
serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. 

41. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou 
art careful and troubled about many things : 

42. But one thing is needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good 
part, which shall not be taken away from her. 

Who, do you suppose, were with Jesus when he 
went to the village ? 

Do you know the name of this village ? Answer. 
Yes ; the village of Bethany. 

Find it on the map. 

Which is farther from Jerusalem, Bethany or Beth- 
lehem ? 

What two sisters lived in Bethany ? 

Which one of the two sisters loved more than the 
other to hear what Jesus said ? 

Don't you think the other loved to hear him too ? 

What does c cumbered with much serving ' mean ? 
Answer. She was troubled because she had so many 
things to do in the house. 

Did Martha like it, because Mary sat listening to 
Jesus? Why? 

What did Martha want Jesus to do ? 

Did Jesus do it ? 

Was it right for Martha to complain of Mary at this 
time ? 

Does Jesus like a complaining spirit ? 

Isn't it right to be careful in keeping the house in 
order ? 

Which is more important, to keej) the house well or 
to listen to the words of Jesus ? 

Which should we think the more about ? 



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37 



What is the one thing which we need ? 
What is the good part which Mary chose ? 
If you do not choose the good part, what kind of a 
part must you choose ? 




PHARISEES, 



CHAPTER XV. 

1. Then drew near unto him 
all tiie publicans and sinners for 
to hear him. 

2. And the Pharisees and 
scribes murmured, saying, This 
man receiveth sinners, and eat- 
eth with them. 

3. And he spake this parable 
unto them, saying, 

4. What man of you, having 
a hundred sheep, if he lose one 
of them, doth not leave the 

ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, un- 
til he find it ? 

5. And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, re- 
joicing. 

What two kinds of people came to Jesus ? 

What is a publican ? Answer. A man who took the 
people's money for taxes. Many of the publicans tool* 
more than they had a right to take, and were very bad 
men. 

Were not the publicans sinners too ? 

Were not all the people who came to hear Jesus 
sinners ? Answer. Yes ; but ' publicans and sinners ' 
means those persons who every body thought were 
very wicked. 



38 THE SECOND YEAJR. 

Who were the Pharisees ? A?iswer. Men who 
thought they did right in every thing. 

What is a scribe ? 

Did the Pharisees and scribes like it, to see Jesus 
talking and eating with these very wicked people ? 

Why did the publicans and sinners like to have 
Jesus with them ? 

Do you think that he didn't tell them their sins ? 

What is a parable ? A?iswer. A story told to show 
how something else is true. 

Can you tell why one lost sheep is like one wicked 
man ? 

Which sheep out of all the sheep will the shepherd 
want to get ? 

How many sheep out of the hundred are safe al- 
ready ? 

If the shepherd is a good shepherd, which one will 
he be thinking the most of? 

If men are really good, are they not safe like the 
sheep ? 

Which would Jesus be thinking the most of? to 
keep those who were good, or to get the wicked to be 
good ? 

When the shepherd finds the lost sheep, what makes 
him rejoice ? 



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39 




C in mi jj-f o mi Ij S>\wh ag, 

6. And when he cometb home, 
j feft.... ^ he calleth together his friends 

and neighbours, saying unto 
them, Kejoice with me ; for I 
have found my sheep which was 
lost. 

7. I say unto you, that like- 
wise joy shall be in heaven over 
one sinner that repenteth, more 
than over ninety and nine just 
persons, which need no repent- 

THE WASTEFUL SON. anCC 

11. And he said, A certain man had two sons : 

12. And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me 
the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them 
his living. 

13. And not many days after the younger son gathered all toge- 
ther, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his 
substance with riotous living. 

Review the verses of the last lesson. 

What does the shepherd call his friends and neigh- 
bours to his house for ? 

How did the Saviour say the shepherd's rejoicing 
was like heaven ? 

What is to it repent ? 

When a sinner repents what happens in heaven ? 

Do the angels in heaven have to repent ? 

How can you make heaven full of joy? 

Is it any reason w T hy you shouldn't love the Saviour 
because you have been very wicked ? 

Is it the wicked or the good whom Jesus came to 
save? 



40 



THE SECOXD YEAR. 



Don't you think that the more wicked the man is, the 
greater the joy will be in heaven ? 

But is that any excuse for being wicked ? 

What is the name of the story of the two sons ? 
Answer. The Parable of the Prodigal Son. 

What does prodigal mean ? Answer. Wasteful. 

What did the younger son want his father to give 
him? 

What does ' divided unto them his living ' mean ? 
Answer. He divided his riches into two parts, and gave 
one part to each son. 

What did the younger son do with his part ? 

Did he keep what he had ? 

What does ' wasted his substance ' mean ? 

What is riotous living ? Answer. Living with 7ery 
wicked people, who lie, and swear, and get drunk. 

Had his father been unkind to him ? 

Who is meant by the Father in this story ? 

Who is meant by the son who spent his money ? 
Answer. Every one of us who has sinned against God. 



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HUSKS, OR C A ROB-PODS 



14. And when he had spent 
all, there arose a mighty famine 
in that land ; and he began to be 
in want. 

15. And he went and joined 
himself to a citizen of that coun- 
try; and he sent him into his 
fields to feed swine. 

16. And he would fain havo 
filled his belly with the husks 
that the swine did eat : and no 
man gave unto him. 

11. And when he came to 



THE SECOND YEAR. 41 

himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread 
enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 

18. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Fa- 
ther, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 

19. And am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one 
of thy hired servants. 

When the son had spent all his money, what hap- 
pened ? 

What is a famine ? 

What was the son in want of? 

What did he do ? 

What does citizen mean ? Answer. A man who 
lived in the ; far country.' 

Where did this man send him ? 

What are swine ? 

Did the Jews keep swine ? Answer. No ; they 
wouldn't come near them, they thought them so filthy. 

What would the poor hungry man have liked to eat ? 

Were these husks like our husks of corn ? Answer. 
No ; they were pods, fed to pigs. They were called 
carob-pods, like those in the picture. 

Could he help himself even to the pigs' pods ? 

What did he begin then to think about ? 

What did he make up his mind to do ? 

What was he going to say when he should see his 
father ? 

Which did he think the most about now, his hunger 
or his sin against his father ? 

Why didn't he feel worthy to be called his own fa- 
ther's son ? 

What was he going to ask his father to make him ? 

Doesn't something within us tell us that we ought to 
go back to our Heavenly Father ? 

What words of the prodigal ought we to say to him ? 

Can we be happy if we stay away from him ? 



42 THE SECOND YEAR. 

REVIEW LESSON FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OP THE YEAR. 

Recite the verses of the quarter, taking a verse apiece as 
you go around the class. 

Jesus has been with four different kinds of persons 
during this past quarter : Tell me who they are. An- 
swer. 1. With his disciples. 2. With a lawyer. 3. 
With the two sisters. 4. With publicans and sinners. 
1. Jesus and his disciples. 

How many disciples was Jesus with most of the 
time ? 
How many disciples were with him on a moun- 
tain ? 
How many disciples did he send to preach besides 

the twelve ? 
What did Jesus send the twelve apostles to do ? 
Why did he tell them not to take any bread or 

money with them ? 
How would they be able to live ? 
Where did the twelve go ? 
What did Jesus ask the twelve disciples once 

when they were alone ? 
Which one of the disciples said that Jesus was 
the Christ who had been expected ? 

Which three disciples were with Jesus on the moun- 
tain? 

How was Jesus changed while they were there ? 

What was Jesus doing when he was changed ? 

What two other persons came upon the moun- 
tain? 

What did Peter say ? 

What voice spoke to them ? 



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Where did Jesus send his seventy disciples ? 
What did Jesus say about the harvest ? 
What did he mean ? 
When the seventy disciples came back what made 

them glad ? 
What did Jesus tell them to be more glad about ? 

2. Jesus and the lawyer. 
What was this lawyer's business ? 
What did he ask Jesus ? 

Repeat what he said was written in the law of God. 

Tell as much as you can of the story of the man who 
fell among thieves. 

How many men came where he lay half dead ? 

Which one was his neighbor ? 

What is this story called? Answer. The Parable 
of the Good Samaritan. 

How can we be like the good Samaritan ? 

Repeat the golden rule. 

3. Jesus and the two sisters. 
What were the two sisters' names ? 

Which one did Jesus like more than the other ? 

What was the other one doing ? 

Wasn't that right ? 

What was the good part which Mary chose ? 

4. Jesus and publicans and sinners. 
What kind of men were publicans and sinners ? 
What parable did Jesus say when the Pharisees 

didn't like his eating with sinners ? , 

What is a parable ? 

What makes great joy in heaven ? 

Tell as much as you can of the other story about the 
father and two sons. 

What is this story called ? 



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Who is meant by the father ? 

Who is meant by the wasteful son ? 

What ought every one of us to do which this prodi- 
gal son did ? 

What one thing in this quarter most of all shows 
that Jesus was the Son of God ? Answer. The voice 
which spoke out of the cloud on the mountain. 

Can you mention any other thing which shows that 
Jesus was God ? 



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THE PRODIGAL SON WELCOMED HOME. 

20. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a 
great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and 
fell on his neck, and kissed him. 

21. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against 
heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy 
son. 

22. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, 
and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his 
feet : 



THE SECOND YEAR. 45 

23. And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let us eat, 
and be merry : 

24. For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and 
is found. And they began to be merry. 

25. Now his elder son was in the field ; and as he came and drew 
nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 

26. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things 
meant. 

Now, children, we will take a little longer lesson. 
As you get older you will go into higher classes, and 
so you must learn to take longer steps. We have had 
five verses most of the time so far. Most of the les 
sons of this quarter will have six verses. 

What is the name of the story of this lesson ? 

What did the prodigal son do after he made up his 
mind what to say to his father ? 

Will it help us at all, if, when we think we ought to 
do right, we don't do it ? 

Did the father turn away the wicked son ? 

What is compassion ? 

What else did the father do besides have compas- 
sion? 

What does this show that God will do towards re- 
penting sinners ? 

Repeat what the son said to the father. 

What does sinned against heaven mean ? 

What things had he done wrong against heaven and 
against his father ? 

What does c no more worthy to he called thy son ' 
mean ? Answer. No more good enough to be called 
thy son. 

Do you think we are good enough to be called God's 
children ? 

What did the father say to his servants ? 



46 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Why did he tell them to kill the fatted calf? 

Why did he want all in the house to be glad ? 

Had the son been really dead ? 

What made the father say he was dead ? 

If he hadn't come back to his father, would he have 
died? 

If we don't come back to our Heavenly Father and 
confess our sins, what will make us die ? 

How will we be lost ? 

When the prodigal son's brother came to the house 
what did he hear ? 

What did he do ? 



27. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father 
hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and 
sound. 

28. And he was angry, and would not go in ; therefore came his 
father out, and entreated him. 

29. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do 
I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment ; 
and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with 
my friends : 

30. But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured 
thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 

31. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that 
I have is thine. 

32. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad : for this 
thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. 

Recite around the class as much of this parable as you can : 
the whole of it if you can. 

What is the first verse of this lesson an answer to ? 
Was the older son glad because his brother had 
come ? 



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What ought he to have done as soon as he heard the 
news ? 

What made him angry ? 

Was it right for him to make his father come out to 
him? 

What does c entreated him ' mean ? Answer. Tried 
very hard to make him come in. 

Had this son ever gone away from home like his 
brother ? 

Had he always obeyed his father ? 

What is it to transgress a commandment ? 

What is a kid ? Answer. A young goat. 

Was it right for this son to complain of his brother's 
wickedness ? 

Why should he have been glad ? 

Who was this son like ? Answer. Like the Phari- 
sees and scribes, who didn't like to have Jesus go 
among the publicans and sinners. 

What did this son complain of? Answer. That his 
father cared more for his younger brother than for 
him. 

Had he any reason for this complaint ? 

Do you think he would have liked such a feast for 
himself if he had been a prodigal ? 

Why should he have been just as glad to have his 
brother have it ? 

Was it true that the father didn't give this son any 
thing ? 

Should we expect to be rewarded for doing right ? 

Who are glad when sinners are sorry for their sins ? 

When are you like the younger son in this story ? 

When are you like the older son ? 



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LAZARUS. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

19. There was a certain rich 
man, which was clothed in pur- 
ple and fine linen, and fared 
sumptuously every day : 

20. And there was a certain 
beggar named Lazarus, which 
was laid at his gate, full of sores, 

21. And desiring to be fed 
with the crumbs which fell from 
the rich man's table : moreover 
the dogs came and licked his 
sores. 

22. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by 
the angels into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was 
buried ; 

23. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth 
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 

24. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, 
and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and 
cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame. 

What two persons is this story about ? 

What is meant by clothed in purple ? Answer. 
Wearing the most costly and the most beautiful clothes 
which were worn in those days. 

What is meant by fine linen? Answer. Another 
kind of costly linen clothes, which rich people wore in 
those days. 

What does c fared sumptuously' mean? Answer. 
That he had plenty of the best things to eat, and to 
drink, and to use. 

What is a beggar ? 

What shows that Lazarus was a very poor beggar ? 

What did the dogs do to Lazarus ? 



THE SECOND YEAR. 49 

Was Lazarus a good man or a bad man ? 

How do you know ? 

Are beggars always bad people ? 

What became of Lazarus after he died ? 

Did the Jews think much or little of Abraham ? 

Would they think to rest on Abraham's bosom a 
high place or a low place in heaven ? 

What became of the rich man ? 

What is hell? 

What are torments ? 

What did the rich man see ? 

Does this story say that the rich man had ever done 
wrong to Lazarus ? 

Is it necessary for us to injure our fellow-man to be 
punished after we die ? 

What did the rich man want Lazarus to do ? 

In another world, who will be rich and who poor ? 



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25. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime 
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but 
now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 

26. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf 
fixed : so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ; nei- 
ther can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 

27. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest 
send him to my father's house : 

28. For I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, lest 
they also come into this place of torment. 

29. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets ; 
let them hear them. 

30. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one went unto them 
from the dead, they will repent. 

Review from the beginning of the story. 



50 THE SECOND YEAR. 

What did the rich man want Abraham to do ? 

What did Abraham say to the rich man ? 

What good things had the rich man had when 
alive ? 

What evil things had Lazarus had ? 

Which one had good things, and which evil things 
in the other world ? 

What do comforted and tormented mean ? 

What did Abraham say was between the rich man 
and himself? 

Can any one who is in hell ever get to heaven ? 

When the rich man found that Lazarus could not 
come to him what did he want Abraham to do ? 

What did he mean by ' testify unto them ' ? An- 
swer. Tell them not to live as I have lived. 

In what way had that rich man lived a wicked life ? 

What would the wicked in hell and the good in 
heaven say to us if they could speak to us ? 

Repeat the words which Abraham answered. 

Did Abraham mean that Moses was still alive ? 
Answer. No ; he meant that they had those parts of 
the Bible which Moses wrote — Genesis, Exodus, Le- 
viticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy — which they could 
hear read. 

What did he mean by the prophets ? Answer. The 
parts of the Scriptures which Isaiah, Jeremiah, and 
other prophets, wrote, which they could hear read. 

Why is it that so many people pay no attention to 
the Scriptures when they hear them read ? 

If people do not obey God's word, do you think that 
they would obey if a person who had been dead should 
tell them it is true ? 

Would they repent any sooner if such person should 
tell them that they ought to do it ? 



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PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN. 



31. And he said unto him, If 
they hear not Moses and the 
prophets, neither will they be 
persuad }d, though one rose from 
the dead. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

9. And he spake this parable 
unto certain which trusted in 
themselves that they were right- 
eous, and despised others : 

10. Two men went up into 
the temple to pray; the one a 

Pharisee, and the other a publican. 

11. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank 
thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, 
or even as this publican. 

12. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 

13. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much 
as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be 
merciful to me a sinner. 

Recite, if you can, this whole parable of the rich man and 
Lazarus. 

What did Abraham say about their hearing Laza- 
rus ? 

If Lazarus had risen wouldn't the five brethren have 
thought that Lazarus was only a beggar still ? 

Is it right to expect any more help to be Christians 
than we now have ? 

What is a parable ? 

What is it to be righteous ? Answer. To do per- 
fectly right in every right thing. 

Has any body on earth been perfectly righteous ? 
Answer. No one but the blessed Saviour. 



52 THE SECOND YEAB. 

Is it right to think that we have never done wrong ? 

What is it to despise others ? Answer. To feel a 
great deal above others, and that we are much better 
than they. 

Is it right to despise others who may be more wicked 
than we? 

What is a temple ? Answer. A fine building where 
men go to pray. 

What temple was it which the two men went into to 
pray ? Answer. The beautiful, golden temple in Jeru- 
salem. 

What is a Pharisee ? 

What is a publican ? 

What kind of a man did the Pharisee think a publi- 
can was ? Answer. The worst kind of a man. 

What did the Pharisee thank God for ? 

What is an ex-tor-tion-er ? Answer. A man who 
forces from another man what he has no right to take. 

How can a child be an ex-tor-tion-er among children ? 
Answer. By taking away another child's things by 
force. 

What is an unjust man ? Answer. A man who is 
not fair and honest. 

How can a child be unjust ? Ansioer. By not being 
fair and honest in his play or work. 

Do you think God liked the prayer of the Pharisee ? 

If he hadn't been an extortioner or an unjust man, 
had he never sinned in any way ? 

How did the publican pray ? 

What does c God be merciful ' mean ? Answer. O 
God ! forgive me, and do not punish my wickedness. 

Which is the way we ought to pray, the way of the 
Pharisee or of the publican ? Why? 



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14. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather 
than the other : for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ; 
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 

15. And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch 
them : but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 

16. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children 
to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom 
of God. 

17. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the king- 
dom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein. 

31. Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, 
we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets 
concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 

32. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mock- 
ed, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on ; 

Review from the beginning of the parable. 

What is it to be justified ? Answer. To have God 
say that we are right and good, and to have a right 
and good conscience. 

Which man was it that went to his house justified ? 

What is it for a man to exalt himself? Answer. To 
feel proud and lifted up. 

What is it for a man to be abased ? Answer. To be 
made to come down from our high feelings. 

What is it for a man to humble himself? Answer. 
To feel little and lowly. 

Which does the verse say will be truly lifted up, the 
man who feels proud or the man who feels little ? 

Who makes men high or low ? 

What are infants ? 

Who do you think brought them to Jesus ? 

Did the disciples like it ? 



54 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Repeat together what Jesus said ? 

Does Jesus want little children to come themselves 
to him, without being brought ? 

Does Jesus wish any man to forbid you to come to 
him? 

What is the only way that a child, or a man, can get 
into God's kingdom ? Answer. By feeling that he is 
very little and very low before God. 

When Jesus said, 4 of such is the kingdom of God,' 
did he mean that the kingdom of God was made up 
wholly of little children ? 

Whom did Jesus talk with as he went up to Jerusa- 
lem? 

What did Jesus say was going to happen to him ? 

Who are Gentiles? Answer. Men who are not 
Jews. 

What is it to be c delivered ' to the Gentiles ? An- 
swer. To be given up to them. 

What is it to be ' mocked ' ? Answer. To be made 
sport of and to be laughed at. 

What is it to be c spitefully entreated ' ? Answer. 
To have people act out their spite towards you. 

Can a wicked man show hatred in any way more 
than by spitting on a person ? 

Did all these things happen to the Saviour ? 

When? 

How could he tell before that they would happen ? 



THE SECOND YEAR. 



55 



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33. And they shall scourge 
him, and put him to death ; and 
the third day he shall rise again. 

34. And they understood none 
of these things : and this paying 
was hid from them, neither 



knew they the 
were spoken. 



things which 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF SCOURGES. 



CHAPTER XIX. 

29. And it came to pass, when 
he was come nigh to Bethphage 
and Bethany, at the mount called 
the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 

30. Saying, Go ye into the village over against you ; in the which 
at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat : 
loose him, and bring him hither. 

31. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye 
say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 

32. And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he 
had said unto them. 

What three things did the last lesson say the Gen- 
tiles would do to Jesus ? 

What two things more does this lesson say they 
would do to him ? 

What is it to scourge ? Answer. To whip with a 
heavy whip which had many lashes. 

Point out a scourge in the picture. 

How was the Saviour afterwards scourged and 
killed ? 

What did Jesus say would happen to him the third 
day after he should be killed ? 

Whom was Jesus talking with when he said this ? 

Did they know what he meant ? 

Where was Jesus going ? 



56 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Was Beth-phage a city or a village ? 

Was Bethany a city or a village ? 

Find Beth-phage and Bethany on the map. 

Which is farther from Jerusalem ? 

What was the mount of Olives ? Answer. A moun- 
tain with trees on it called olive trees. 

Do you think he sent the two disciples to one of 
these villages ? 

What did he tell them they would find there ? 

Had any body rode this colt before ? 

What did he tell them to tell any man who asked 
questions about the colt ? 

What did the two disciples find ? 

Did the Saviour's words ever prove untrue ? 



33. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said 
unto them, Why loose ye the colt ? 

34. And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 

35. And they brought him to Jesus : and they cast their garments 
upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 

36. And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 

37. And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the 
mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to re- 
joice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that 
they had seen ; 

38. Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the 
Lord : peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 

Who spoke to the two disciples as they were unty- 
ing the colt ? 

Did the owners say anything against their taking the 
colt? 

What did Jesus want the colt for ? 

What did the disciples put on the colt ? 



THE SECOND YEAR. 57 

What did the disciples spread their clothes in the 
way for ? 

It says, ' when he was come nigh ' : c was come nigh' 
what ? Answer. The city of Jerusalem. 

What does 'the descent of the mount of Olives' 
mean ? Answer. The road from the top, down, on the 
side toward the city. 

What happened when they were going down towards 
the city ? 

What is meant by the ' mighty works that they had 
seen ' ? 

In countries where they have a king, what happens 
when the king rides into his city ? 

Was Jesus a king ? 

Was he ever king on earth as other kings are ? 

Do you think the disciples expected he was going to 
be king on earth ? 

What did they mean by c Blessed be the king ' ? 
Answer. Happy may this king be. 

What does ' the king that cometh in the name of the 
Lord ' mean ? 

Are the 'words of this last verse just the same as 
those which we had in the gospel of Matthew ? 

Is Jesus king now ? 

Who belongs to his kingdom ? 



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39. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said 
unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 

40. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these 
should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 

45. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them 
that sold therein, and them that bought, 
3* 



58 THE SECOND YEAR. 

46. Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of 
prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. 

4:1. And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and 
the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 

48. And could not find what they might do : for all the people were 
very attentive to hear him. 

Did the Pharisees like to have the multitude rejoic- 
ing? Why? 

What did they say ? 

What was a Pharisee ? 

Were the disciples doing any thing wrong ? 

What did Jesus mean when he said that the stones 
would cry out if the disciples kept still? Answer. 
That men, if they didn't know any more than stones, 
ought to know that he was their Saviour. 

What had shown that he was the Saviour ? Answer. 
The power which he showed in curing sick and lame 
and blind men. 

When Jesus had gone into the city, where did he go ? 

Was the temple any place for people to be selling 
and buying ? 

What was the temple for ? 

How were the men buying and selling there thieves ? 

What did Jesus do every day at the temple ? 

What is a chief priest ? 

What is a scribe ? 

What did the chief priests and scribes want to do to 
Jesus ? 

Who else wanted to kill Jesus besides the chief 
priests and scribes ? 

Who were c the chief of the people ' ? Answer. The 
highest men among the people. 

Did the rest of the people want to do what the chief 
of the people did ? 



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59 



What did all the people do ? 
What does ' very attentive ' mean ? 
What makes any body wish not to hear and to do 
what Jesus says ? 



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THE KICH MAN AND THE POOR WIDOW. 
CHAPTER XXI. 

1. And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into 
the treasury. 

2. And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting in thither two 
mites. 

3. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow 
hath cast in more than they all. 

4. For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings 
of God : but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1. Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called 
the passover. 

2. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill 
him : for they feared the people. 



60 THE SECOND YEAR. 

In what place was Jesus when he looked up ? 

What was the treasury ? Answer, The boxes in the 
temple into which the people gave their money. 

How much was a mite ? Answer. Not quite a quar- 
ter of a cent. 

How much would two mites be ? 

Which put the most into the treasure-boxes, the rich 
man or the poor woman ? 

Which did Jesus say put the most in ? 

What does ' abundance ' mean ? Answer. Riches. 

What does 4 she of her penury ' mean ? Answer. 
That the widow was very, very poor. 

How much of her money did the widow give ? 

If the rich men had cast in all that they had, would 
they have given more than she, or not ? 

Which may God think greater, a child's penny given 
to the heathen, or a man's dollar ? 

Can God make a penny do more good than a dollar? 

What is it that God thinks most of when children 
and men give money ? 

In the sight of God how can a poor child give just 
as much as a rich one ? 

What was the passover ? Answer. A great celebra- 
tion at Jerusalem. 

What kind of bread is unleavened bread ? Answer. 
Bread made without yeast. 

Why was the Passover called the feast of unleavened 
bread ? Answer. Because the Jewish people ate only 
that kind of bread at that celebration. 

When there is a celebration in a city, are there many 
people or few people there ? 

Did the people who came to the Passover celebration 
like Jesus or not ? 



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61 



What were the chief priests and scribes trying to 
find out ? 

What were they afraid of? Why? 




3. Then entered Satan into 
Judas surnamed Iscariot, being 
of the number of the twelve. 

4. And he went his way, and 
communed with the chief priests 
and captains, how he might be- 
tray him unto them. 

5. And they were glad, and 
covenanted to give him money. 

6. And he promised, and 
sought opportunity to betray 
him unto them in the absence 

JUDAS AGREEING TO BETRAY HIS MASTER. of ^ multitude# 

*1. Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover 
must be killed. 

8. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the 
passover, that we may eat. 

Repeat the verses of last Sunday. 

Who was it in last Sunday's lesson that wished to 
kill Jesus ? 

Who is Satan ? 

Can any body be good who obeys what Satan says ? 

What did Satan lead Judas to do ? 

Was this worse or wasn't it, because Judas was a 
disciple ? 

What does ' communed with the chief priests ' mean ? 
Answer. Talked about it. 

What is it to betray ? Answer. To give up a friend 
to enemies. 

What did the chief priests promise to give Judas ? 



C2 



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What did Judas promise ? 

What does c opportunity ' mean ? Answer. A good 
time to do it. 

What does ' absence of the multitude ' mean ? 

Why did Judas want to do it when the people 
wouldn't be there ? 

The seventh verse says the Passover was killed. If 
the Passover was a celebration, how could it be killed ? 
Answer. It means that the lamb which they made a 
feast of was killed at the celebration. 

What was the day of ' unleavened bread ' ? Answer. 
The Passover celebration day. 

What did Jesus send Peter and John to do ? 

What did he mean by ' prepare the Passover ' ? An- 
swer. Get ready the lamb for the feast. 

Can you tell the story of the Passover-lamb in 
Egypt? 



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THE QCEST-CHAMUKR AND TABLE. 



THE SECOND YEAR. 63 

9. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare ? 

10. And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the 
city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; follow 
hini into the house where he entereth in. 

11. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master 
saith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the 
passover with my disciples ? 

12. And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there 
make ready. 

13. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they 
made ready the passover. 

14. And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve 
apostles with him. 

Review from the beginning of the chapter. 

How did Jesus tell Peter and John to find a room to 
hold their feast in ? 

Who is meant by ' the Master ' ? 

What is a c guest-chamber ' ? Answer. A room in 
the chamber which friends who come to the house use. 

What is meant by ' eat the passover ' ? 

Tell me what you remember of the story of the 
Passover-lamb. 

How did Jesus know there would be such a man 
carrying a pitcher of water ? 

How many things in this story can you tell which 
Jesus showed to his disciples before they went ? 

It says, c When the hour was come ' : what hour ? 
Answer. The time for the feast of the celebration. 

Was this feast in the day or in the night ? Answer. 
In the evening. 

Were their tables in that country like ours ? An- 
swer. No ; the picture shows how they were. 

Did the people sit in chairs as we do? Answer. 
No ; they half lay down on one arm and elbow, on 
cushions and lounges. 



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Were the people on all four sides of the table, as we 
are ? Ansicer. No ; On three sides, and there was an 
open place in the centre of the table. 

How many were there at this feast ? 



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REVIEW LESSON FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE TEAR, 

Recite the lessons of the quarter around the class. 

Tell me the four things which we have studied dur- 
ing the quarter. Answer. 1. What Jesus said in par- 
ables. 2. What he said about children. 3. What he 
said about his own death. 4. What he did when he 
got to Jerusalem. 

1. What Jesus said in* paeables. 

What is a parable ? 

How many parables have we learned during the 
quarter ? Answer. A part of one, and two more. 

What are they ? 

How many persons are spoken of in the first para- 
ble? 

Who is meant by the father ? 

Who by the two sons ? 

What three persons are spoken of in the second 
parable ? 

Who is meant by poor Lazarus ? 

Who by the rich man ? 

Which is better, to have our good things in this life 
or in another ? 

Can you go from hell to heaven ? 

Will any body come back from the other world to 
help us to repent ? 



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What two men went into the temple to pray? 
Which prayed rightly ? 
How did he pray ? 

Are these all the parables which Jesus told ? An- 
swer. 3STo ; there are a good many more. 
Can you tell what any of these others are ? 
What other parables did we have last quarter ? 

2. What Jesus said about children. 

Who tried to prevent the people from bringing; 
children to Jesus ? 

Tell me the words Jesus said about it. 

What did he say about children in God's kingdom ? 
_ What did he say about the way to get into God's 
kingdom ? 

3. What he said about his death. 

How many things can you think of which Jesus said 
would happen to him at Jerusalem ? 

Which was worst of all ? 

Did his disciples know what he meant ? 

What did he say would come to pass after his 
death ? 

4. What he did whe* he got to Jerusalem. 

How did Jesus go into Jerusalem ? 

What two things did he do in the temple ? 

What persons were doing wrong things in the tem- 
ple ? 

What is the right way to give our money to God ? 

When does God like to receive a little from us ? 

What celebration was there in Jerusalem ? 

Where did Jesus send Peter and John ? 

Tell how they found the house. 

Tell how the table was. 

Who agreed to help Jesus' enemies to *et Jesus ? 



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What in this quarter most of all showed that Jesus 
was God ? Answer. He told that he was going to he 
taken and put to death by wicked men ? 

If you studied last year the Primary Year hook, 
what was the last story at the end of the year ? 

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15. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this 
passover with you before I suffer. 

16. For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, untn it be 
fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

IV. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, 

and divide it among yourselves. 

18. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the truit of the vine, 
until the kingdom of God shall come. 

19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave 
unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you : this do >n 
remembrance of me. . . 

20. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new 
testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 

Where was Jesus when he spoke the words of this 
lesson to his disciples ? 

Repeat the story told you of the Passover-lamb. 
When Jesus said 'before I suffer,' what did he 

mean ? 

How was Jesus like a Passover-lamb ? 

How does his death make the death-angel to pass 

over us ? . 

Did Jesus eat the Passover-lamb at any other cele- 
bration after this ? 

What cup is meant? Answer. The cup which he 
drank out of on the table. 

Did Jesus tell them to break the cup, and give each 



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one a piece ? Answer. No ; He meant that all should 
drink out of his cup, in love to him. He knew he 
wouldn't be with them at supper again. 

What is the fruit of the vine ? Answer. The juice 
of grapes, which grow on vines. 

When this Passover-supper was over, what else did 
Jesus do ? 

Why ought we always to give thanks for our food ? 

Did Jesus mean that the bread was really his body ? 
Answer. No ; but like his body when it should be 
killed. 

Why do Christians now have the Lord's Supper in 
the church ? Answer. Because Jesus said, Do this in 
remembrance of me. 

What is meant when it says that c he took the cup ' ? 
Answer. That he took the cup with wine in it. 

Did Jesus mean that the cup he held in his hand was 
our New Testament ? Answer. He meant that as our 
New Testament tells how he died for sinners on the 
cross, so the wine in the cup, like his blood flowing 
from him on the cross, showed that he died for sinners. 

How was the blood of Jesus shed for us ? 

Why was it shed for us ? 



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21. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on 
the table. 

22. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined : but 
woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed ! 

23. And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them 
it was that should do this thing. 

39. And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of 
Olives ; and his disciples also followed him. 



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40. And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that 
ye enter not into temptation. 

41. And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and 
kneeled down, and prayed, 

42. Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me : 
nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done. 

What bad man was at the supper-table with Jesus 
and his disciples ? 

What is it to betray a person ? 

Was it any worse to betray the Saviour than any 
other person ? Why ? 

Is it any worse for you to sin against the Saviour 
than against any other person ? 

Who was the Son of man ? 

Where was he going very soon ? 

What does c woe unto that man' mean? Answer. 
That man will be awfully punished for his awful crime. 

Did the disciples know or didn't they know, which 
one of them was meant ? 

When they went out from that supper-chamber where 
did they go ? 

Was the mount of Olives in the city or not ? An- 
swer. It was just outside the city-wall. 

What did he tell his disciples to do ? 

What is to c enter into temptation ' ? Answer. To 
be tempted to do something wrong. 

How far is a c stone's-cast ' ? 

Repeat the last verse of the lesson. 

What did Jesus mean by ' remove this cup ' ? An* 
swer. Take away the suffering — which was like drinking 
a cup of the bitterest drink. 

What suffering did he especially mean ? Answer. 
His dreadful death on the cross. 

Why was it necessary for Jesus to suffer ? 



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What was it then that Jesus, in this last verse, asked 
God to do ? Answer. If it would be best, to save the 
Torld of sinners without his dying for them. 

What shows that Jesus was willing to die, if it was 
necessary ? 



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43. And there appeared an aDgel unto him from heaven, strength- 
ening him. 

44. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat 
was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 

45. And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disci- 
ples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 

46. And said unto them, Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, lest ye 
enter into temptation. 

47. And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was 
called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near 
unto Jesus to kiss him. 

48. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man 
with a kiss ? 

Review one or two lessons. 



70 THE SECOND YEAR. 

Who came to help Jesus ? 

What is agony ? Answer. Dreadful pain and suffer- 
ing. 

What did he do when he was in this great suffering ? 

While he was praying what fell from his face ? 

What made him suffer so much ? 

After he had done praying, what did Jesus find the 
disciples doing ? 

What does ' sleeping for sorrow ' mean ? Answer. 
Wearied out with sorrow so much as to be asleep. 

Did you ever know any person or any child, to be 
tired out with sorrow ? 

What were the disciples sorry about ? 

What did Jesus say to them ? 

What should we do when in danger of temptation ? 

What happened while Jesus was speaking ? 

What does it mean when you kiss a person ? 

What did Judas pretend by kissing Jesus ? 

What did he mean to show to the enemies of Jesus ? 

Was it any worse for Judas to betray Jesus with a 
kiss than to come boldly and point him out ? 

Did Jesus know what he meant or not ? 

How does the last verse show that he knew ? 



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49. When they which were about him saw what would follow, they 
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? 

50. And one of them smote the servant of the high-priest, and cut 
off his right ear. 

51. And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he 
touched his ear, and healed him. 

52. Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the 
temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out as 
against a thief, with swords and staves ? 






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53. When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth 
no hands against me : but this is your hour, and the power of dark- 
ness. 

54. Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the 
high-priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 

Do you think the disciples understood what was 
taking place ? 

What did they ask to do ? 

What did one of them do ? 

Was this right or wrong ? 

What did Jesus say ? 

What did this mean? Answer. Jesus probably 
spoke to the soldiers, to tell them not to notice it, and 
that his disciples would not strike any farther. 

What did Jesus then do ? 

Who were the leaders of the multitude ? 

What did they have in their hands ? 

Why didn't they take Jesus before, when he was 
preaching in the temple in the day-time ? 

What does 'this is your hour' mean? Answer. 
This is the time when God lets you take me. 

What does this is the i power of darkness ' mean ? 
Answer. This is the time when wickedness has its own 
way. 

Where did they take Jesus ? 

What was a high-priest ? 

What ought the high-priest to have done when they 
brought Jesus to him ? 

Did Peter love Jesus ? 

Why did he not go with him and near him ? 

Is it right for us to forsake Jesus when men speak 
against him and hate him ? 

How may you forsake him ? 



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CHAPTER XXIII. 

1. And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto 
Pilate. 

2. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow per- 
verting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying, 
that he himself is Christ a king. 

3. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews ? 
And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 

4. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find 
no fault in this man. 

5. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the peo- 
ple, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this 
place. 

6. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were 
a Galilean. 

Where did the multitude take Jesus from the high- 
priest's house ? 

Who was Pilate ? Answer. He was Governor of 
Jerusalem now. 

Who was king in Jerusalem when Jesus was a little 
child? 

What did they take Jesus to Pilate for ? Answer. 
To get Pilate to condemn him to death, because he had 
done some great crime ? 

What did they say to Pilate that Jesus had done ? 
Answer. That he had tried to make himself king in- 
stead of the King Caesar. 

Who was this King Caesar ? Answer. He was king 
over all that land, and many other lands too : he lived 
at Rome : he was Pilate's king. 

Had Jesus said that he was King of the Jews ? 

What did Pilate ask Jesus ? 



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What did Jesus answer ? 

Do you think that Jesus was, or wasn't the King of 
the Jews ? 

What made the multitude so fierce against him ? 

What was all Jewry? Answer. All the land of 
Judea from one end to the other. 

Show on the map the length of the land, 'begin- 
ning from Galilee unto this place.' 

Had Jesus stirred up the people to do any thing 
wicked ? 

What had he stirred them up to do ? 

What is a Galilean ? Answer. A man from Galilee. 

Was Jesus a Gal-il-e-an ? 



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7. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's juris- 
diction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at 
that time. 

8. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was 
desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many 
things of him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 

9. Then he questioned with him in many words ; but he answered 
him nothing. 

10. And the chief-priests and scribes stood and vehemently ac- 
cused him. 

11. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked 
him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pi- 
late. 

12. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends toge- 
ther ; for before they were at enmity between themselves. 

Review from the beginning of the chapter. 

Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod ? Answer. 
Because Herod was Governor of Galilee, and Pilate 
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74 THE SECOND YEAK. 

was Governor of Jerusalem. He thought that it be- 
longed to Herod to say whether Jesus had been trying 
to be king or not, because Jesus had been teaching in 
Galilee. 

What is meant by c Herod's ju-ris-dic-tion ' ? An- 
swer. The part of the land in which it was Herod's 
duty to say whether any body had broken the law. 

Was Herod in Galilee when Pilate sent Jesus ? 

What good men had this Governor Herod put to 
death ? 

Why was Herod glad to see Jesus ? 

When Herod had first heard of Jesus, do you re- 
member whom he thought him to be ? 

Will seeing miracles help a man to be good ? 

How did Jesus answer Herod's questions ? 

Who were there besides Jesus and Herod ? 

What did they do ? 

What does c vehemently accused ' mean ? Answer. 
They said, as strong and as fierce as they could, that 
Jesus was a bad man ! 

What did Herod do ? 

Who were his men of war ? 

What is it to ' set at nought ' ? Answer. To treat 
him as though he were nobody at all. 

What is a gorgeous robe ? Answer. A beautiful 
and splendid robe or cloak. 

What did he do this for ? Answer. To make sport 
of Jesus, by making believe that he was a king. 

When he had made believe that Jesus was king, 
where did he send him ? 

What made Pilate and Herod friends ? 

What had they been before ? 

Must every person be a friend of the wicked or of 
the good ? Why ? 



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1 3. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief-priests and 
the rulers and the people, 

14. Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that 
perverteth the people ; and, behold, I, having examined him before 
you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof 
ye accuse him : 

15. No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing 
worthy of death is done unto him. 

16. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 

1*7. -For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast. 

18. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, 
and release unto us Barabbas : 

19. Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, 
was cast into prison. 

Whom did Pilate call together again ? 

What did Pilate mean by ' one that perverteth the 
people ' ? Answer. One who taught the people to break 
the laws, or said that he himself was king instead of 
Kino; Caesar. 

Did Pilate try to find out whether what the people 
said against Jesus was true or not ? 

Did he say it was true ? 

What did he say about Herod ? 

What did Pilate say he would do to Jesus ? 

What is it to chastise ? Answer. To whip or to 
scourge. 

If Jesus hadn't done any thing wrong, was it right, 
to chastise him ? 

What does 'release him' mean ? 

Recite the seventeenth verse, and tell what it means. 
Answer. It means that every time the celebration-day 
came, one of the Jewish prisoners was taken out of the 
prison and set free to please the Jews. Any one they 
liked could be taken out. 






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What was it which Pilate wanted? Answer. He 
wanted the Jews to say that Jesus should be the pri- 
soner to be set free. 

Was it right for Pilate to do this ? 

Did the people like this ? 

Whom did they ask to have taken from prison ? 

What had Barabbas been put in prison for ? 

What is sedition? Answer. Getting a crowd to 
break the laws, or trying to make any body king be- 
sides the one who is king. 

What is murder ? 

Why did they want a murderer set free rather than 
Jesus ? 

What is it that makes men ever hate goodness ? 



20. Pilate therefore, willing 
^~ to release Jesus, spake again to 

them. 

21. But they cried, saying, 
Crucify him, crucify him. 

22. And he said unto them 
the third time, Why, what evil 
hath he done ? I have found no 
cause of death in him: I will 
therefore chastise him, and let 
him go. 

23. And they were instant 
a cross. with loud voices, requiring that 

he might be crucified : and the voices of them and of the chief- 
priests prevailed. 

24. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. 

25. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder 
was cast into prison, whom they had desired ; but he delivered Jesus 
to their will. 




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Did Pilate want to let Barabbas go, and not let 
Jesus go ? 

What did the Jews cry out ? 

What does c crucify him ' mean ? Answer. Kill 
him : nail him to the cross. 

What is a cross ? (Look at the picture.) 

What was a cross made of? 

How large do you suppose it was ? 

Did Pilate want to crucify him ? Why ? 

How many times did Pilate speak to the people ? 

What does ' chastise him ' mean ? 

What did the people answer ? 

What did Pilate do at last ? 

Can Pilate be excused because he did not want to 
doit? 

If you do a bad thing because other people want you 
to do it, and not because you want to do it yourself, 
does that make it right or not ? 

Will God excuse you for that reason ? 

Whom did Pilate let go ? 

What did he do with Jesus ? 

What does c delivered Jesus to their will ' mean ? 
Answer. Gave Jesus to them, to do as they liked to 
him. 

Couldn't Jesus have got away from them if he had 
tried ? 

Why didn't he ? 

Why are you and I as bad as Pilate if we don't love 
Jesus ? 



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JESUS CRUCIFIED. 



2Q. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a 
Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, 
that he might bear it after Jesus. 

32. And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to 
be put to death. 

33. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calva- 
ry, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right 
hand, and the other on the left. 

34. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them ; for they know not what 
they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 

35. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with 
them derided him, saying, He saved others ; let him save himself, if 
he be Christ, the chosen of God. 

36. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering 
him vinegar, 

37. And saying, If thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself. 

Review the verses of two Sundays. 

Who helped Jesus carry his cross ? 
What does Cy-re-ni-an mean ? Answer. A man from 
the city of Cy-re-ne, in Africa. 



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Who were led out with Jesus ? 

What does c mal-e-fac-tors ' mean? Answer. Evil- 
doers : law-breakers. 

What kind of law-breakers were these two men ? 
Answer. Thieves. 

What is the name of the place where Jesus was cru- 
cified? 

What does that name mean ? Answer. A skull. 

Why was it called that name ? Answer. Because 
murderers and bad men were put to death there. 

Can you tell how men were crucified ? 

What kind of men were put to death on the cross in 
those days ? 

How many crosses were there ? 

When they were hanging on the cross what did 
Jesus say ? 

Repeat all together the words which he said. 

What is it to forgive ? 

Whom was it that Jesus wanted God to forgive ? 

Do you forgive your enemies when they injure you ? 

What was his ' raiment ' ? What is to cast lots ? 

What did the people do ? 

What did the rulers do ? 

What does c derided ' mean ? Ansicer. Laughed at 
him, and made sport of his sufferings. 

Couldn't Jesus have come away from the cross if he 
had tried ? 

Why didn't he ? 

Did it prove that Jesus wasn't the Christ-king be- 
cause he didn't come down off the cross ? 

Who else mocked Jesus ? 

Could Jesus have put to death all his enemies ? 

Why didn't he ? 



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38. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of 
Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE 
JEWS. 

39. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, 
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 

40. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou 
fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? 

41. And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our 
deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiss. 

42. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest 
into thy kingdom. 

43. And Jesus said unto him, Yerily I say unto thee, To day shalt 
thou be with me in paradise. 

Review last Sunday's verses. 

What is ' a su-per-scrip-tion ' ? Answer. Words 
written over something. 

What was written over Jesus ? 

Did Jesus say that he was King of the Jews ? 
Was he King of the Jews ? 

What did they put the words up there for ? An- 
swer. To mock him: just as if they had said: "This 
fellow, nailed up here, thought he was king of the 
Jews." 

How many languages were the words written in ? 

What did they write it in so many languages for ? 
Answer. So that all the people of different nations 
could read it. 

What kind of a king is Jesus ? 

What is meant then by c the Christ-King ' ? 

What is a mal-e-fac-tor ? 

What had he done which they crucified him for ? 

How many such men were crucified with Jesus ? 



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What did one do as he hung there ? 

What does ' railed on him 5 mean ? Answer. Mocked 
him as the rest of the people did. 

What did he say ? 

Do you think he thought that Jesus was Christ the 
Saviour ? 

What did the other thief do ? 

Why did he think it right that himself and the other 
thief should be there on the cross ? 

Why did he think it wrong for Jesus to be there ? 

What did he ask Jesus to do ? 

Do you think that he knew any thing about Jesus 
before ? 

Could he think that Jesus was going to have a king- 
dom in this world ? 

What kingdom did he mean ? 

Would he have wanted to be with Jesus unless he 
had been sorry for his sins ? 

What two things did he do ? Answer. He confessed 
his sins, and he asked Jesus to save his soul in his king- 
dom. 

What did Jesus say ? What is Paradise ? 

If Jesus pardoned the thief when he was sorry, what 
does it show he is willing to do towards our sins ? 

Will he forgive us if we are not as really sorry as 
the thief? 



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44. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over 
all the earth until the ninth hour. 

45. And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was 
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46. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father 
into thy hands I commend my spirit : and having said thus, he gav< 
up the ghost. 

47. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God 
saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 

48. And all the people that came together to that sight, beholdin 
the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 

49. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed hiu> 
from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. 

What time of the day was it when Jesus was on the 
cross ? 

Does ' sixth hour ' mean six o'clock? Answer, No ; 
It means six hours after morning ; that would be noon 
or twelve o'clock. 

How many hours was it dark ? 

What hour was the i ninth hour ' ? Answer. Three 
o'clock in the afternoon. 

Did you ever know it to be dark in the middle of 
the day ? 

Did the sun shine ? 

What was the 4 vail of the temple ' ? Answer. The 
holy curtain in the beautiful temple. 

What happened to this curtain ? Answer. Without 
any body's touching it, it was torn in two. 

What did Jesus do at that time ? 

What is meant by 4 he gave up the ghost ' ? Answer. 
He gave his spirit or soul to his Father : he died. 

What is a cen-tu-ri-on ? Answer. A captain. 

What did he do ? 

What kind of man is a righteous man ? 

What made the people strike their breasts ? Answer. 
Because they thought an awful thing had happened. 

Who else were there who saw what was happening ? 

Who were 4 his acquaintance ' ? Answer. His friends 
who knew him. 



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Where did some of the women come from ? 
Now tell me, my dear child, why was it that Jesus 
died in such a dreadful way ? 



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A SEPULCHRE. 



50. And, behold, there was a 
man named Joseph, a counsel- 
lor ; and he was a good man, 
and a just : 

51. The same had not con- 
sented to the counsel and deed 
of them : he was of Arimathea, 
a city of the Jews; who also 
himself waited for the kingdom 
of God. 

52. This man went unto Pi- 
late, and begged the body of 
Jesus. 

53. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a 
sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was 
laid. 

54. And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 

55. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, fol- 
lowed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 

56. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments ; and 
rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. 

Who begged to have the body of Jesus ? 

What kind of a man was he ? 

What two other Josephs are spoken of in the Bible ? 

What is a coun-sel-lor ? Answer. One of the elders, 
like the elders and priests spoken of before. Look in 
the Forty-third Sunday, in the fifty-second verse. 

Was Joseph one of the elders who wanted Jesus 
put to death ? 



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What does c had not consented to the counsel ' mean ? 
Answer. He would not say what they said about Jesus, 
nor do what they wanted to do. 

What had Joseph ' waited for ' during his life. 

What does ' waited for the kingdom of God ' mean ? 

Who told Joseph that he might take the body down ? 

When Joseph had got the body of Jesus down, what 
did he first do ? 

Then where did he put it ? 

Do you think Joseph was alone when he did this ? 

What is a se-pul-chre ? Answer. A grave dug out 
of a rock. 

Was the grave like our graves ? Answer. No ; it 
was dug into the side of the rock. 

What does £ that day was the preparation ' mean ? 
Ansiver. It was the day before the Sabbath, the time 
to get ready for the Sabbath. 

What day of the week was the Sabbath ? 

What day of the week then was Jesus crucified ? 

What did the women do first ? 

What did they do after they left the grave ? 

What becomes of a dead body when it is buried ? 

What were the spices and ointments for ? Answer. 
To put on the body so as to keep it as long as possible. 

Did they go on the Sabbath-day to take care of 
Jesus' body ? 

What ' commandment' did they obey? 

Does this finish all that there is of the story of 
Jesus ? 

What became of the body of Jesus ? 

Where will you have the story of the Saviour rising 
out of the grave ? Answer. At the end of next year's 
lessons. 



THE SECOND YEAR. 85 

REVIEW LESSON FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR. 

At what city has Jesus been during all this quarter ? 

Tell me the five things about Jesus during the quar- 
ter. Answer. 1. Jesus at a supper. 2. Jesus on the 
Mount of Olives. 3. Jesus taken by the chief-priests. 
4. Jesus put to death. 5. Jesus buried in the tomb. 

1. Jesus at a supper. 

Who were with Jesus at this supper ? 

At what place was the supper ? 

What bad man was there ? 

Did he stay through the supper ? 

What did Jesus do with bread and wine ? 

Why did he call the bread his body and the wine 
his blood ? 

Why do Christians now have the Lord's Supper in 
the church ? 

2. Jesus on the mount of olives. 
What did Jesus do on the Mount of Olives ? 
What showed that he was in great suffering? 
What made him so full of suffering ? 
What were the disciples doing ? 

What did Jesus say to them ? 

3. Jesus taken by the chief-priests. 

How did the chief-priests know where to find Jesus ? 
Who was in front of all the multitude ? 
How did he show which one was Jesus ? 
What did one of the disciples do ? 
What did Jesus do just after it ? 
To what house did they take Jesus ? 
What Governor did they take him to afterwards? 
What did they tell the Governor that Jesus had been 
trying to do ? 



86 THE SECOND YEAR. 

To what other Governor did this Governor send 
him? 

What did the other Governor do to Jesus ? 

What kind of men were these Governors ? 

What made them friends to each other ? 

What did the first Governor try to do with Jesus ? 

How many times did he ask the people to let Jesus 
go? 

Whom did he tell the people to let go instead of 
Jesus ? 

What kind of a man was Barabbas ? 

What did the people make the Governor do with 
Jesus ? 

Could this Governor have let Jesus go if he had 
wanted to do it ? 

4. Jesus put to death. 

How did the people want Jesus put to death ? 

Was this an easy death to die or not ? 

Who helped Jesus carry the cross ? 

What is the name of the place where Jesus was put 
to death ? 

Who were nailed to crosses beside him ? 

What did the people and the soldiers do ? 

What words were put over his head ? 

What did they mean ? 

Were the two thieves alike ? 

On the day when Jesus died what took place at 
noon? 

What strange thing happened in the temple ? 

What did the people who looked on do after Jesus 
died? 

Who besides the people were looking on ? 

5. Jesus buried. 



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Who took Jesus down from the cross ? 

What did he do with Jesus' body ? 

Who else saw him put the body in the tomb ? 

Was the grave like the graves in which we bury 
>eople ? 

What did the women do after they saw Jesm 
juried ? 

Do you understand why it was that Jesus died ? 

How is it that he died for you ? 

What else about Jesus will we have next year ? 



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